Vatican News portal reports on Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s preview of Leo XIV’s fourth apostolic journey to Spain, framing it as a mission of “communion and encounter” with both the faithful and “all people of good will.” The interview, published June 6, 2026, reveals the conciliar sect’s priorities: dialogue with secular powers, migration advocacy, youth engagement through secular means, and the reduction of evangelization to architectural symbolism. This journey exemplifies the post-1958 Church’s abandonment of its divine mandate to preach Christ the King and convert nations, replacing it with a naturalistic humanism that serves the Antichrist’s agenda of global unity apart from God.
The Logo of Apostasy: An Open Circle Pointing Nowhere
The journey’s logo—”an open circle formed by human figures united with one another and oriented upwards”—is a perfect symbol of modernist theology. Unlike the closed circle of the Trinity or the cross-shaped Church militant, this open circle signifies incompleteness, perpetual becoming, and horizontal human solidarity divorced from supernatural orientation. The figures are “oriented upwards,” but toward what? Not toward the transcendent God who demands repentance and faith, but toward an immanent, undefined “higher” that could mean anything—human progress, cosmic consciousness, or the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This is the religion of man deified, condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici gregis as the synthesis of all heresies: “The religion of man is the religion of the future” (Pius X, Pascendi, 1907).
Parolin’s explanation confirms this: “As the Pastor of the Catholic Church, he wishes to meet his flock, but also all people of goodwill.” This is the language of Vatican II’s Nostra Aetate, which opened the floodgates to religious indifferentism. The true Pastor of the Church, as defined by pre-conciliar magisterium, seeks the lost sheep to bring them into the one true fold, not to affirm them in their errors. As Pope Pius XI taught in Quas Primas, Christ’s kingdom “extends not only to Catholic nations… but His reign encompasses also all non-Christians, so that most truly the entire human race is subject to the authority of Jesus Christ” (Pius XI, Quas Primas, 1925). The mission is conversion, not affirmation.
Diplomatic Priorities: Serving Caesar, Not Christ
When asked about the Holy See’s diplomatic priorities, Parolin reveals the conciliar sect’s subordination to secular powers: “Lawmakers should always take as their fundamental point of reference the dignity of the human person and the common good.” This is the language of the United Nations, not the Gospel. The true standard is the law of God, as proclaimed by Christ Himself: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His justice” (Matt. 6:33). The “dignity of the human person” apart from baptism and grace is a naturalistic abstraction that ignores man’s fallen state and need for redemption.
Parolin’s four principles on migration—”welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating”—are lifted directly from the UN’s Global Compact on Migration, not from Catholic social teaching. While the Church has always taught charity toward strangers, she has also taught that nations have a right to control their borders and that the primary duty of government is to protect its citizens’ spiritual and temporal welfare. As Pope Leo XIII wrote in Immortale Dei, “The Almighty, therefore, has given the charge of the human race to two powers, the ecclesiastical and the civil, the one being set over divine, and the other over human, each the highest in its kind, and each fixed within definite limits” (Leo XIII, Immortale Dei, 1885). The conciar sect has abandoned this teaching, becoming a chaplain to globalist agendas.
Unity Without Truth: The Modernist Ecclesiology
Parolin’s response to the question of regional independence movements reveals the modernist ecclesiology that has destroyed the Church’s unity: “As Catholics, we believe that ‘the Church is in Christ like a sacrament or as a sign and instrument both of a very closely knit union with God and of the unity of the whole human race’ (Lumen Gentium, 1).” This is the teaching of Vatican II, which redefined the Church as a “sacrament” of unity for all humanity, rather than the exclusive ark of salvation. The true teaching is that the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, outside of which there is no salvation (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus).
The claim that the Pope “proclaims the Gospel and seeks, from that perspective, to illuminate every aspect of human life without intervening in the internal politics of countries” is a lie. The Popes before 1958 did intervene in politics when faith and morals were at stake. Pope Pius IX condemned the separation of Church and State in the Syllabus of Errors (1864), and Pope Leo XIII taught that “the State is bound to act up to the standard of the Christian law” (Leo XIII, Sapientiae Christianae, 1890). The conciliar sect’s refusal to condemn heresy and immorality in public life is not neutrality but complicity with evil.
Youth Engagement: Silence Instead of Sanctity
The prayer vigil with young people in Madrid is described as an opportunity to encourage them “to be passionate in seeking the truth, courageous in allowing themselves to encounter Christ, and generous in living the Gospel concretely.” But what truth? The truth of the Catholic Faith, or the “truth” of modernist subjectivism? The article’s language—”making room for silence, reflection, meditation and prayer”—is the language of secular mindfulness, not Catholic asceticism. True prayer is not “silence” but conversation with God, and true meditation is not self-reflection but contemplation of divine truths.
The call for young people to become “prophets of peace, justice and authentic love” is the language of the United Nations, not the Church. The true prophet calls for repentance, conversion, and the establishment of Christ’s social kingdom. As Pope St. Pius X taught, “The Church is an unequal society comprising two categories of persons, the pastors and the flock… The one duty of the multitude is to allow themselves to be led, and, like a docile flock, to follow the pastors” (Pius X, Vehementer Nos, 1906). The conciliar sect has inverted this, making the “flock” the source of truth and the “pastors” mere facilitators of dialogue.
The Sagrada Família: A Monument to Modernist Architecture
The Mass at the Sagrada Família and the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ are presented as “an act of evangelisation” and “a testimony to the faith that united the nation for centuries.” But the Sagrada Família is not a Catholic church; it is a modernist temple that blends Catholic symbolism with pagan and Masonic elements. Its architect, Antoni Gaudí, was a Freemason, and its design reflects the naturalistic, evolutionary theology of the conciliar sect. The tower “invites everyone to lift their eyes toward God,” but which God? The God of Catholic revelation, or the god of modernist immanence?
The claim that this structure “reflects the centrality of Christ in the life of the Church” is blasphemy. The true centrality of Christ is found in the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, not in architectural monuments. As Pope Pius XII taught, “The Mass is the supreme act of worship, the center of the Christian life, and the bond of union between the faithful and Christ” (Pius XII, Mediator Dei, 1947). The conciliar sect has replaced the Mass with the “assembly,” and the altar with the table, and now it replaces the true presence of Christ with symbolic towers.
Migration: The New Idolatry
The Canary Islands leg of the journey focuses on migration and integration, with Parolin lamenting that “there is a widespread tendency today to focus solely on the interests of limited communities.” This is the language of globalism, which seeks to dissolve national boundaries and create a borderless world. The Catholic Church has always taught that nations have a right to exist and that the common good requires the protection of citizens’ welfare. As Pope Leo XIII wrote, “The right of sovereignty is not opposed to the rights of individuals or families, but rather protects and defends them” (Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum, 1891).
The claim that “every migrant is a human being and, as such, possesses inalienable rights” is true but incomplete. Every human being has dignity, but that dignity is not absolute; it is ordered toward God and His law. The Church has always taught that charity begins at home and that the primary duty of government is to its own citizens. The conciliar sect’s advocacy for open borders is not charity but treason against the common good.
Spain’s Role: A Bridge to Nowhere
Parolin concludes by praising Spain’s “support for multilateralism and its promotion of human rights, peace and international security,” and its role as “a bridge for dialogue with the countries of Latin America and North Africa.” This is the language of the United Nations, not the Church. Spain’s true role, as a Catholic nation, is to be a beacon of the Faith, a defender of Christ’s social kingdom, and a champion of the rights of God. As Pope Pius XI taught, “The state is happy not by one means, and man by another; for the state is nothing else than a harmonious association of men” (Pius XI, Quas Primas, 1925). The conciliar sect has abandoned this teaching, making Spain a servant of globalist agendas rather than a servant of Christ the King.
Conclusion: The Abomination of Desolation
Leo XIV’s journey to Spain is not a pastoral visit but a propaganda tour for the conciar sect’s modernist agenda. It is a journey of “communion and encounter” with the enemies of Christ, a journey of “dialogue” with the powers of darkness, and a journey of “evangelisation” that preaches everything except the Gospel. As Our Lord warned, “When you shall see the abomination of desolation, standing in the holy place… then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains” (Matt. 24:15-16). The abomination of desolation is not a future event; it is the conciliar sect itself, which has occupied the Vatican and replaced the true religion with a counterfeit. Let the faithful flee to the mountains of Tradition, where the true Church endures, and let them pray for the conversion of Spain and all nations to Christ the King.
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Cardinal Parolin: Pope in Spain to foster communion and encounter (vaticannews.va)
Date: 06.06.2026